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"EMPRESS OF AUSTRALIA RIGHT AGAIN.
ILL-LUCK SURMOUNTED.
Defects in the engine of the Empress of Australia" attributed to the effect of the earthquake shocks at Yokohama or that memorable day in September 1928, have now been put right t Taikoo Deck and a speeessful test run was accomplished yesterday afternoon.
It is not generally known that this well-known C.P.R. Line bont, which has been dogged by ill-luck
C.P.R. Co., explained that The shocks which had affected the ship would have appeared to have run horizontally with the surface from the time that it was handed of the water and had had an effect Jover by Germany, sustained injury | similar to that which a hydraulic. whilst functioning as a havon of ram running along the ship would "Two foundation refuge, to thousands of" homeless have had. refugees, which injury it has not plates, very heavy enstings" were been possible completely to put broken on this very deck." id Fright, antil during the lush fort. | Caplain Davison, “sa that will give night. During that time she has you an idea of the strength of hail her starboard turbine out and the shoek" fre-adjusted, in balance. in her
dismantled state she has been an abject of comment as she lay alongside the mud wharf, her huge bulk making most craft |appear small in comparison. ::
The engine had knocked a bit immediately after the earthquake, he addeds and had stendily got worse. Advantage had been taken of the annual overhaul to put it (right and the trial run was in the unture of an exhibition to satisfy the insurers, and the public that everything was all right. "
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The Northern Pacific Ballway, establishing a general agency at Shung hui, te supervise its freight and passenger traffic with China, Japan, the Thilippine islands and other parts of the Orient. R. J. Tozer, formerly sisunt general passenger agent at Chiengs, will be in charge of the new pfire us general agent.
LOCAL CINEMA FEATURES.
QUEEN'S THEATRE,
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1925.
HOME SPORT.
CRICKET, PROGRESS OF FOURTH TEST MATCH.
AUSTRALIA FAR BEHIND.
(Reuter's Service,) ... :
Melbourne, February 17. Australia's first innings con tributed today for a total of 269, of which Taylor contributed 86. The home side followed on, and at close of play had lost 4 wickets
for 175 runs,
BOXING.
WELLS 'DEFEATS SOLDIER JONES.
A GRIM CONTEST.
London, January 31, At Brighton, Bombardier Wells bent the Canadian, Soldier Jones, on a foul in the sixth,round.
Wells, characteristically, was floored within a few seconds, and suffered the same fate repeatedly.
After a short period of sun-Only the bell saved him in the shine the sky became overcast and fourth round, but he was extra- th weather conditions bad, but ordinarily clever and game, land- they improved slightly later. The ing astonishing punishment on spectators numbered 12.000 when his tough opponent, who fought
The stubborn grimly and tenaciously. play commenced. batting of Taylor was a feature of some masterly cricket. He took 188 minutes to compile his 86 runs, which include 9 fours
Both were badly battered and spattered with blood and appar- ently collapsing in the sixth round when the referee disqualified the
by crisp, hard hitting. He was
His innings was characterised Canadian for backheeling Wells,
The crowded hall was wild with practically the only stumbling-excitement. Jones was dazed block to the English bowlers. and refused to quit until he realis». Gregory gave a fearless and ed the meaning of the verdict. dashing display in the second Then he burst into tears and, was innings, being at the wickets 56 carried out, gesticulating and Ryder, batted confidently for 78 minutes and hitting 6 four, supplicating.
minutes.
Full scores to date:-
ENGLAND.-1ST INNINGS. J. Ha Hobbs. st. Oldfield,
Ryder...
b
J. W. Hearne e Bardsley. b
Richardson
DEATH OF JIMMY DRISCOLL.
London, January 30. The donth has occurred of 66 Jimmy Driscoll, the well-known
boxer.
44.
F. W. Woolley, qt. Oldfield, b H. Sutcliffe. b.w.. b Mailey .. 143
Mailey
It was necessary for the ship Ito go to the Naval Yard owing to
the powerful derrick which is required to lift a rotor of that size,
Everything certainly was" all the naval authorities haying put right in the opinion of the few at the disposal, of the Company who were invited as the guests one with the necessary lift and of the Company for the run. capacity to plumb the depths of There was hardly as movement the engine room shaft. The work perceptible as the ship glided along of dismantling and readjustment and it was only in the nethermost "The Child Thou Gavest Me." which has involved the placing of regions that the throb of the the turbine on lenife edge engines was at all appreciable. The "The Child Thou Gavest Me," balance has now been completed commodious interiors of the state (which started a four-days' engage. and on Thursday the "Empress of rooms and other cabins and the ment at the Queen's Theatre Australia will leave Hongkong thorough arrangements made for yesterday, contains a story so again on the run to Vancouver. the provision of every possible human in quality and the tu-A. P. F. Chapman, st. Oldfield,
Yesterday's trill run was most comfort for the passengers were tions are so natural and so.
Mailey. successful. The ship left its demonstrated by Mr. E. F. L. smoothly developed that the entire. Hendren, b Ryder anchorage off Taikoo about 2.50 Sturdce, Acting General Passen-production seems to be an inter- W. W. Whysall, st. Oldfield, is p... proceeded as far as N.E. ger Agents and the lengthy pro-eating period lifted right out of Kelleway Head at an average speed of menades were fully used.
life. It is a John M. Stahl produc-A. E. R. Gilligan, e Oldfield, b sixteen knots, turned in about a Guests present in an official tion and released by Associated.
Kelleway length and a half and returned on capacity were Messrs. T. 3. Morri- First National Pictures, Inc. the same course taking up itsson, surveyor, Lloyd's Register of The story is based on a highly position at the Kowloon wharf. Skipping, K. E. Greig, Chief dramatic and very exciting episode The behaviour of the engine was Engineer, Taikoo Dockyard and which supposedly transpires in described as satisfactory in every Engineering Co. "W. Russell, Belgium. Without drawing upon | Government Marine Surveyor,either the spectacular or the sex In a chat with a "China Mail"and H. Burgess, Superintendent element. Mr. Stuhl in this picture 1|126 21282, 3/284 41307. reporter during the trial Capt. Wengineer of the C.P.R. Co., from has given the screen a subject thut 51346, 6304, 7627, 8527, 9529, Davison, Marine Superintendent, Vancouver.
exceeds even the high dramatic |· 10|548. - standard set by "Sowing the Wind."
WAY.
LOCAL SPORT.
R. Kilner, 1.b... b Kelleway.. M. W. Tate, e Taylor, b Mailey H., Strudwick, not out
Extras
Mr. Stahl apparently exerciset | Mailey painstaking care in his selection of Kelleway
The cast for this picture, which Ryder
contains an assemblage of players Richardson
who are suited perfectly to their Gregory..
Total
40 NURMI'S NEW RECORDS
12
65
RITOLA LOWERS, FORMER TIME
76
0
Philadelphia, January 1. Nurmi has established tow 74 world records for indoor dirt 8tracks. He ran the mile, mile and
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three quarters, and two miles in 4 minutes. 36 2/5 seconds," &
inutes, 17 2/5 seconds, and 91 minutes, 30 2.5 seconds, respec- tively.
Ritola ran 4 miles in 15 minutes 38 seconds, breaking Kolehmainen's record by 31 3/5
4 seconds. Reuter's American 3 Service.
DOWLING ANALYSIS,
R. W
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70.
83
2
76 1
120
0
22
0
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BASKET BALL.
RESULTS OF LAST NIGHT'S MATCHES.
Adele Farrington, Winter Hall,
with such well known figures as Ponsford.
10.
じ Strudwick,
b
Hearne
21
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CRICKET.
VOLUNTEERS V. I.R.C.
These two teams were engaged in a friendly match on the Hong kong Cricket Club's ground on Monday and the Volunteers re corded a victory by the margin of 62 runs, the Indians playing ten men. The Sookumpoo men suffer- ed badly from the absence of Bhoorn, who has been doing re- markably well with the ball in the Club's League fixtures,
Taking first knock, the Indians
rôles and are of all-star calibre." AUSTRALIA -1aT INNINGS. Lewis Stone, Barbara Castleton, Collins, Kilner, b Tate, William Desmond and Richard Ryder, b Tale
Bardsley, run out....
("Itchie") Hendrick head the list, Richardson, b Hearne
Helen Howard, Mayre Hall and Taylor, e Hendren, b Wooley 86 Court clock approached 11-15 this... Ruby McCoy in their support. Andrews, Hearne, b Kilner 35 morning, Mr. M. K. Lo rose to
Association Open League, two lavishly staged. Whilst the pre- Gregory, c Woolley, h Hearne 38 a knott,
In the Hongkong Basket Ball The picture has been most Kelleway/Lb.w.. b Kilner.... 1 address Mr. Justice Gompertz on fixtures were settled last night at tentious interiors represent a con- Oldfield, e Chapman, b Kilner
point. His Honour the Chinese Y.M.C.A. gynmasium.siderable outlay of money-visible Mailey, not out
3 glanced apprehensively at the 4 clock. "I won't keep you more University, was keenly contested, a notable absence of vulgarity, and The first game, Y.M.C.A. v. even to the layman's eye-there is
16 than two minutes" smilingly re- marked Mr- Lo, He was true 10 .269 his word, and the. Court rose in ample tima "for any who so de- sired to put in an appearance at the Races.
Extras
Total
BOWLING ANALYSIB.
R. 70
W
the University eventually proving good taste abounds throughout. their superiority, by 39 to 29, The exteriors are rare specimens
In the other game, the Kowloon of landscape beauty: British School. Former Pupils' "The Child Thou Gavest Me" 6170, 71172, 8:244, 9257, 10/269. 138, 238, 364, 474, 5109, Association were opposed by the contains every element necessary fared none too well and, had lost South. China Athletic Associato a perfect picture.. The suspense six. wickets for 66 when S. A. bination, which was a strong to the climax, which is one of the Gilligan"
tion. The former lacked com-holds the interest from the start Tate Ismail weat in and put a different feature of the opposing side, and most novel ever seen on the silver Hearne complexion to the match. He. made a plucky fight, but found no they were beaten all along. The sheet.
match ended in favour of the support in the remaining bats S.CA.A. by 64 to 11.
Kilner men, the innings eventually clos. ing at 135, Ismail being 49 not ano out. More took three wickets for
25 runs.
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Section 4(1) (f) was again the bone of contention in the only, case to be heard; which was a 2 landlord v. tenant one." Mr. Lo 240 was for the landlords, the Chuo 773 Shu-tsung, and Mr. H. S. Fitzroy 3 for the tenants of six houses Iin Hollywood Road. The point at issue was whether the land-
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AUSTRALIA.-2ND" INNINGS.
Bardsley, b Tate
Mr. N. G. Ng and Mr. S. W. ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE Collins, & Whysall, b Kilner.. Ko were the respective referees.
FOOTBALL.
UNITED SERVICES FINAL.
His Excellency the Governor Gregory, e Sutcliffe, b Kilner has kindly consented to distribute Taylor, not out the certificates at St. Stephen's, Ryder, 1.b.w., b Woolley College on Monday, March 2, at 3 Kelleway; not out,
Extras
.p.m.'.
The Volunteers were not long! at the wickets when the runs were knocked off with the loss of only three wickets,"although the first wicket fell shortly after ten runs The final of the United Services had been scored. More gave a Football Competition, FAM.S. John Roberts, who forfeited, delightful exhibition and was "Hawkins v. East Surrey Regi-his ball on a mainly responsible for the Volui- tent, will be played at Sookumpoo orderly "charge at the Magistracy "drunk and dis teer's victory. He had scored 76 -morrow (Friday), Kick-off 4.15 on Monday, was a young engineer, before being stumped by S. D. p.m. H. E. the C-in-C, and H.E. and must not be confused with a Ismail.
Ramsey (33) and G.0.0. hava kindly consented to well-known master mariner of the Mitchell (22) also valuably con- be present. At the close of the same name or the late celebrated tributed toward the side's score.utch, H. E. the Commander-in-billiard champion. The bowling honours went to Chief will present the trophies and Madar, who took four wickets for medals to the winners of both 41. A. el Arculli captured five divisions. Prices of admission for 87.
Grand Stand 40 cents. Open Stand 20 cents.
HOCKEY.
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Guests going to the dance on board H. M. S. "Hawkins' morrow night by moter car are requested to instruct their chauffeur A meeting will be held in theto enter the Dockyard by the Garrison Reference Library at Prince of Wales gate and leave by 10.30 a.m. on Monday the 23rd the main gate. There is consider instant, to discuss the forming "of able space for parking on the) enih units, football teams, A NAVAL ENGAGEMENT.
to football ground adjacent to the enter the 1st and 2nd Divisions of ship, the entrance to which will he Teams representing the H.M.S.Wilt all Units please send represen-
the H.K.F.A. League, next season. marked "Hawkins" and H.M.S. "Titania"
tatives? met in a friendly, match on the R.E., will preside.
Capt. Feary, D.9.0... U.S.R.C. ground yesterday after- noon. The game was fast and exhilarating and productive of some quite good play. The ""Titania" team was by far the stronger and ran out easy win- nera by six goals to one.
BILLIARDS.
SOLDIERS CLUB CUP-
Entries for the above competi tion must to be forwardell to the Hon. Secretary, Garrison Roerea- tion Club e/o Cominand Account ant, Headquarters, with $5 on- trance for on or before February 28. The competition will start on March
GOLF.
JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIP.
The following is the draw for
On account of the fighting over the Chinese border the Hong- kong police have sent 60 Indians and Wetheiwei men, with machine guns, to the New Territory s reinforcements."
Dr. and Mrs. Poul Russell arrived
the second round of the Junior in Hongkong yesterday by the s.s. Championship at Fanling:--
President Pierce" In connection
Rockefeller Foundation.
L. S. Greenhill v. G. B. Layton.with business relating to the A. E. Lissaman v. J. W.
Alabaster,
H
G-Hegarty VW B Cornaby,
J. W. Franks v. A. C. I. Bowker. A. D. Humphreys v. Col.
Matthews.
Major Hyland. Major Milner
Jones.
A. Morrison v. A.. O...Brawn and F. N. Young v. G. B. Hett
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Total (for 4 wkts.) 15, 25, 364, 4133
TEST MATCH.
Won by England.
Melbourne, Feb. 18.
1 lords in their notice to quit O had given sufficient indication 45 of the nature of the reconstruction 59 intended. Mr. Fitzroy held...
28 that exact details had not been 23 given in writing, and Mr, Lo con- 9tended, that sufficient details had been given in writing and also by .175 the plan which had been enclosed. Judgment was reserved.
In the fourth Test match Australia scored 250 runs in the second innings.
England won by an innings' and 29 rung.
ATHLETICS.
INTER-VARSITY CONTEST,
Mrs. W. Sinclair sailed by the 6.5. Angkor" yesterday..
The friends of Dr. and Mrs. S. S. Stracha will hear with regret in Lonan of the death of Mrs. Strachan's father, Mr. John Sadler.
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An Indian constable, who saw a Chinese woman either jump or fall into the harbour near the "Star Ferry Wharf on Monday dived in after her and brought her to safety. The woman is believed to have attempted suicide.
London.
February 17.-The "final report of the expert advisers on St. Paul's Cathedral recom- mends the consolidation of the London, January 31. plers by grouting and the in- Cambridge (Massachusetts) sertion of metal rods, and en- The combined Oxford and Cam- circling the drums of the dome
with metal hooping. bridge Varsities have accepted an
They invitation to meet the.combined definitely dissociate themselves Yale and Harvard Varsities in with any proposals to comple the athletic contests on July 4, and reconstruction of the plers. the combined Princeton
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